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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $138
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MSRP in USD: $138
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 2837 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 13% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-3250 - 291 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3250 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $56.34 vs $220.47
- Up to 71% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-11700 - $0.22 vs $0.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
291
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.76/FPS
28%
Price, $
$220.47
25%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
FPS
257
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$56.34
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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Updated 15018 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 9th, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i3-3250
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
143 FPS
$9.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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115 FPS
$13.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,519
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118 FPS
$13.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,599
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115 FPS
$14.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,640
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115 FPS
$16.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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115 FPS
$19.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,238
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115 FPS
$14.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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115 FPS
$13.38/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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115 FPS
$12.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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115 FPS
$11.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,379
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